China floods and landslides

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A local flood victim holds his wife on a flooded street in Fuzhou, China, on June 23. A flood-threatened dyke in southern China suffered a fresh breach on Wednesday, after an earlier break in its wall forced nearly 100,000 residents to flee as heavy rains swelled rivers and dams across the region. Aly Song/Reuters

Paramilitary policemen use a boat to transfer locals to a safer area on a flooded street in Fuzhou, China, on June 23. The Changkai Dyke in southern China's Jiangxi province suffered a fresh breach as the Fu River punched through the embankment again on Wednesday, after an earlier break in its wall on Monday forced nearly 100,000 residents to flee as heavy rains swelled rivers and dams across the region. Reuters

Local residents navigate their boat in a flooded area in Luozhen Town of Fuzhou, China, on June 25. Flood-battered parts of south China battled fresh downpours on Thursday after at least 365 people died as rivers broke their banks and landslides cut road and rail links in a week of torrential rain. China Daily/Reuters

Local residents search for usable belongings at their destroyed houses after a flood hit Malong county of Qujing, China, on June 27. Workers struggled to repair a broken dyke in south China where persistent heavy rains and devastating floods have so far left at least 379 people dead, state media and government agencies said. Reuters

Villagers paddle on a homemade raft through a flooded area in Luolou township, in Lingyun county, in southwest China's Guangxi province, on June 30. AP

A driver walks through a flooded tunnel after his truck broke down, in Chongqing municipality, China, on July 9. Torrential rain has ravaged southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality with all trains and most flights to and from the city being suspended or delayed, Xinhua News Agency reported. Reuters

Electric poles are damaged and a bulldozer washed away by flood in Tongcheng, in central China's Anhui province. Landslides slammed into three mountain hamlets in western China early July 12, killing 17 people and leaving 44 missing, while crews drained a fast-rising reservoir in another part of the country following heavy rains. AP

Buses are blocked on a waterlogged street in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province on July 13. Parts of China experience annual flooding, but in the first 13 days of July, torrential rains have caused 107 deaths and economic losses of 19.8 billion yuan ($2.9 billion), according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Chen Zhuo/Xinhua/AP

A woman washes plastic bottles near a damaged car after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Xiaohe, Qiaojia county, in southwest China's Yunnan province, on July 14. In Xiaohe, the death toll climbed to 13 following a landslide that swept through the town before dawn on Tuesday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. AP

Paramilitary policemen throw stones to reinforce the dyke of Meixi Reservoir after floods triggered by recent torrential rains hit Duchang, Jiangxi province, China, on July 14. Central China faces its worst flooding since 1998 when thousands died, as rain continues to batter the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a state newspaper said on Thursday. Reuters

A local resident carries a cabinet from his house, which was destroyed by floods in Xiaohe Town of Qiaojia County, China, on July 14. Workers raced to build waterways to drain overflowing reservoirs in southeastern China and thousands were evacuated following torrential rains that triggered flash floods. AP

A dog swims at a park flooded by the swollen Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on July 17. Reuters

Paramilitary police and workers move sandbags to fortify the Fanghu dyke in Pengze county, in central China's Jiangxi province on July 20. AP

A street lamp is partially emerged by the flooded Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing city, China, on July 20. AP

Lightning strikes in Poyang county in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, on July 20. Much of China has been suffering flooding and landslides after weeks of torrential downpours. Aly Song/Reuters

Water is discharged from the Three Gorges Dam to lower the level in its reservoir in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on July 20. Reuters

Journalists take photos as flood water is released from the Three Gorges Dam's floodgates in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, on July 20. Cheng Min/Xinhua/AP

Residents walk across a bridge covered with water in the flooded area of Poyang, Jiangxi province, China, on July 21. Torrential rain that has lashed China for weeks has killed dozens more people in China's west and forced authorities to close shipping locks on the massive Three Gorges Dam, officials said. Aly Song/Reuters

Residents look after their belongings near buildings in a low lying area in central China's Hubei province on July 25. AP

A landslide sweeps aside buildings in Wangong village in Hanyuan county, China, on July 27. Rocks and mud buried 58 homes and about 4,000 villagers were evacuated. AP

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (c.) gestures as he visits the mudslide-hit county of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture in northwestern China's Gansu province on Aug. 8. Rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through the remote corner of northwestern China on Sunday, smashing buildings, overturning cars, and killing at least 127 people. Half of an entire town was under water and an estimated 2,000 more people were missing in the latest deluge in a summer that has seen China's worst seasonal flooding in a decade. AP

People wait for news of their missing one near a damaged building from the mudslide-hit town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province on Aug. 9. Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China. AP

Chinese rescue workers and residents dig in the mud for victims of a mud slide that swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, on Aug. 10. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled to reach survivors from flooding that has afflicted millions of people. Ng Han Guan/AP

Chinese rescue workers prepare to search for survivors after a mudslide swept through the town of Zhouqu, China, on Aug. 10. Ng Han Guan/AP

Residents walk across water flowing through the site of a massive mudslide that devastated the town of Zhouqu, China, on Aug. 12. Overnight thunderstorms brought new misery to a remote area of northwestern China as the death toll from weekend flooding and massive landslides rose. The rains triggered new mudslides, leaving five more missing, and another swollen river threatened to overflow. AP

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